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Read more about the article Occupying Time

Occupying Time

  • Post author:Ken Anthony
  • Post published:April 1, 2020
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From the Archives: Webinars from the Past can Inform Future Thinking When I first started at the Connecticut After School Network 13 years ago we did monthly webinars with guest…

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Read more about the article SEL Series – Group Activities

SEL Series – Group Activities

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:February 18, 2020
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How to Prepare Children for Group Activities I have to say, I have conducted a few group activities that ended in chaos and have left me wondering what went wrong.…

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Read more about the article SEL Series – Better Transitions

SEL Series – Better Transitions

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:February 4, 2020
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5 Strategies that Help with Transitions When I visit our learning centers to conduct an observation, I pay close attention to how staff assist children with transitioning from activities.  Let's…

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Read more about the article SEL Series – Check-in

SEL Series – Check-in

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:January 21, 2020
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What is your program achieving to include Social Emotional Learning in daily scheduled programming. 1.  What is your school' s planning process for choosing the SEL program and activities? 2. …

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Read more about the article SEL Series – Teasing

SEL Series – Teasing

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:January 13, 2020
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Why Children Tease  In a perfect world, children wouldn't make fun of each other. Unfortunately, we do not live in an ideal world- and teasing is a typical behavior among…

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Read more about the article SEL Series – Got Talent?

SEL Series – Got Talent?

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:December 18, 2019
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That Kid’s Got Talent! On the Lookout for Your Child's Hidden Talents. Children with learning and attention issues may be more reluctant to try new things because they may already struggle with…

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Read more about the article SEL Series – How You Say it Matters

SEL Series – How You Say it Matters

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:December 11, 2019
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“It’s not what you said, it’s how you said it”, I remarked to my father after he said “never mind, it’s fine I’ve got it”. I could hear the frustration…

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Read more about the article SEL Series – Let’s Focus

SEL Series – Let’s Focus

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:December 4, 2019
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Using Seating Arrangements in the Classroom I was speaking with a friend one day and we got into a discussion about her productivity levels. She is currently a graduate student…

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Read more about the article SEL Series – Thanksgiving #2

SEL Series – Thanksgiving #2

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:November 26, 2019
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Be- the Thanksgiving you Want to SeeWays to teach gratitude during the Thanksgiving Holiday The Thanksgiving holiday is a great way to teach and model gratitude to children. Thanksgiving should…

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SEL Series – Thanksgiving

  • Post author:Tiana Brown
  • Post published:November 18, 2019
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Thanksgiving Day is not just a dinner Historically Thanksgiving Day is a National holiday in the United States that occurs in November.  In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians…

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